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1 limit
['limit] 1. noun1) (the farthest point or place; the boundary: There was no limit to his ambition.) meja2) (a restriction: We must put a limit on our spending.) omejitev2. verb(to set a restriction on: We must limit the amount of time we spend on this work.) omejiti- limited
- limitless* * *I [límit]nounmeja, višek, skrajnostmathematics limita; economy končna cena; economy lowest limit — skrajna zadnja cenasuperior limit — zgornja meja, skrajni rokinferior limit — spodnja meja, prvi možni rokto the limit — do skrajnosti, do koncawithin limits — do gotove meje, v mejahAmerican colloquially to go to the limit — iti do skrajnostislang that's the limit! — to je pa višek!; tu se vse neha!colloquially he is the limit — nemogoč jeII [límit]transitive verbomejiti, omejevati (to do, na); economy limitirati (cene) -
2 length
[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) dolžina2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) odmerjen kos (blaga)3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) dolžina•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths* * *[leŋm]noundolžina; oddaljenost (časovna), trajanje; odmerjen kos (blaga, žice, vrvi itd.)at length — nadrobno; končnoat arm's length — na doseg roke; čim delj od sebeto keep s.o. at arm's length — ne dati komu blizu, ne biti preveč prijateljskito know the length of s.o.'s foot — koga dobro poznatiat great ( —ali some, full) length — na drobno, na dolgo in širokoto go to great length — daleč iti; zelo se potruditito go to the length of — mnogo si dovoliti; iti tako daleč, dato win by a length — zmagati za eno dolžino (konj, čoln)when will you come our length? — kdaj vas bo pot zanesla k nam? -
3 go to any lengths
(to do anything, no matter how extreme, dishonest, wicked etc, to achieve a particular aim: She'd go to any lengths to get herself promoted.) iti do skrajnosti -
4 run to
(to have enough money for: We can't run to a new car this year.) privoščiti si* * *intransitive verb iti do, doseči, znesti, znašati; zadostovati, kriti; spremeniti seyou must not run to extremes — ne smete gnati stvari do skrajnosti, na ostrinoto run to fat — (z)rediti se, postati debel -
5 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) napeti (se)2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) pretegniti, napenjati3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) izkušati4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) precediti2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) napetost, obremenitev2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) preobremenjenost3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) izvin4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) obremenitev•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) vrsta2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) nagnjenje, poteza3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) zvoki* * *I [stréin]nounpritisk, vlek, poteg, natezanje, napetost, moč; obremenjenost; (pre)napenjanje, prizadevanje, trud, teženje; obremenitev, breme, napor; izpah, izvin; technical deformacija, poklina, razpoka, lom; izbruh, ploha (besedi), tirada, ton, stil, način izražanja; (često plural) zvoki, melodije; stih, verz, odstavek; razpoloženje; (redko) višek, stopnjaunder a strain — zdelan, živčno uničen, pri kraju z živcimartial strains — bojevite melodije, vojaška muzikathe strain on the rope — napetost, nategnjenost vrviit is a strain colloquially to človeka zdelato impose a strain on a machine — preobremeniti stroj, preveč zahtevati od strojaII [stréin]1.transitive verbnategniti, napeti; (pre)napenjati, pretegniti, (i)zviniti, izpahnitito strain every nerve — napeti vse živce, vse od sebe datito strain one's wrist — izviniti si zapestje; technical upogniti, zverižiti, (preveč) raztegniti, deformirati, preoblikovati; forsirati, silo delati; prekoračiti, preveč zahtevati, precenjevati, previsoko ocenitito strain the meaning of a word — forsirati, silo delati pomenu besedeto strain one's credit (one's powers, one's rights) — prekoračiti svoj kredit (svoja pooblastila, svoje pravice)to strain one's strength — precenjevati svojo moč; precediti, filtrirati, pasirati (tudi out)to strain out coffee grounds — (pre)filtrirati kavino goščo; (močno) stisniti (to k), objeti; obsolete (pri)siliti, primorati, priganjati;2.intransitive verbvleči, trgati; (do skrajnosti) se napenjati, si prizadevati, se truditi (for, after za), stremeti (for, after po); upogniti se, (s)kriviti se, zviti se; teči, curljati skozi, pronicati (o tekočini); ustrašiti se (at pred), osupniti, ostrmeti, ustaviti se (at ob), imeti preveč pomislekovhe strains too much after effect — on preveč stremi, se lovi za efektiIII [stréin]nounrod, družina, linija; biology rasa, čista linija; (rasni) znak, poteza, primes; poreklo, izvor; (dedno) nagnjenje, dispozicija, poteza (v značaju); soj, vrsta, sorta; obsolete oploditeva strain of Greek blood — (značilna) lastnost (poteza, kanec) grške krvia strain of fanaticism — sled (nadih, poteza) fanatičnosti
См. также в других словарях:
skrájnost — i ž (ȃ) 1. kar se zelo razlikuje od povprečnega, navadnega: izogibati se skrajnosti; pri pospeševanju industrializacije je prišlo do skrajnosti; nagibati se k skrajnostim; odločil se je za skrajnost; njegova lirika niha med skrajnostmi / ekspr.… … Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika
vès — vsà vsè [vǝs] zaim., ed. m. vsèga tudi vsegà, vsèmu tudi vsemù, za neživo vès, za živo in v samostalniški rabi vsèga tudi vsegà, vsèm, vsèm; ž. vsè, vsèj stil. vsì, vsò, vsèj stil. vsì, vsò; s. vsèga tudi vsegà, vsèmu tudi vsemù, vsè, za živo… … Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika
